DrawingsItalian17th century

Poets Present their Manuscripts to a King

17th century

Artists

Polidoro da CaravaggioArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on blue antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 22.5 x 30.6 cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

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